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| Second Probe Details More CDC Anthrax Lab Problems |  | A second investigation has detailed additional safety problems at federal health laboratories in Atlanta, including the use of expired disinfectants and the transfer of dangerous germs in Ziploc bags. The new findings were disclosed Monday in a congressional committee's summary of a U.S. Department of Agriculture report on the CDC anthrax incident.
MIKE STOBBE, AP, Yahoo News 07/15/2014    | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Fla. Hospital Faces Lawsuit Over Death of Patient | | The Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Florida is facing a wrongful death lawsuit by the mother of a patient who was strangled to death by another patient. The plaintiff's son was admitted to the psychiatric ward of the hospital because he suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. On June 26, he was found having been strangled to death by a homeless man who was sharing his room in the hospital. The man admitted to having strangled the plaintiff's son using his hands and a bed sheet. The lawsuit alleges negligence on behalf of the hospital and seeks financial compensation for the plaintiff's pain and suffering, funeral expenses and legal fees.
Carli Teproff, Miami Herald 07/11/2014 | | Read Article: Miami Herald |
| Ga. Appeals Court Rejects Foul Ball Lawsuit Dismissal | | The Georgia Court of Appeals has declined to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the father of a 6-year-old whose skull was shattered by a foul ball at an Atlanta Braves baseball game. On Friday, the appeals court declined the lawsuit's dismissal and also rejected the adoption of the "baseball rule." The rule, which is already in effect in other states, provides that "if a stadium operator provides screening behind home plate - the most dangerous place in the stands - and enough seats for spectators who want to sit there, it cannot be held liable for balls and bats that enter the stands and cause injuries." The adoption of the rule would have rendered the plaintiff's lawsuit null and void. His daughter sustained permanent brain injury when she was struck in the head by a foul ball at a game in May 2010.
Bill Rankin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 07/14/2014 | | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Six Flags, Ridemaker Battle Over Liability | | Nearly a year after a Dallas woman fell to her death from the Texas Giant roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, the legal battle over liability in the accident is far from over. Rosa Esparza's family wants to find out why the 52-year-old woman fell off the thrill ride. Lawyers for Gerstlauer Amusement Rides, the German company that designed the coaster's train cars, is blaming Six Flags, while the amusement park company is pointing the finger back at the ridemaker.
Sandra Baker, Star Telegram 07/15/2014 | | Read Article: Star Telegram |
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